How To Use MIDI Controllers With Ableton Live

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This is the sixth video in my Ableton Live for Beginners series. In this video you'll learn to use MIDI Controllers with Ableton Live
PART 1: • Ableton Live For Begin...
PART 2: • Ableton Live For Begin...
PART 3: • Ableton Live For Begin...
PART 4: • Music Production In Ab...
PART 5: • Use These MIDI Effects...
00:00 Intro
01:29 Set Up MIDI Controller Preferences
5:18 Controlling Macros & Devices With Knobs
8:14 Ableton Live Integrated Features
10:46 MIDI Takeover Mode
12:28 Mixer Control & Compatibility
14:14 Claim Your Official KZbin Artist Channel!
16:20 Knobs vs. Endless Encoders
17:32 Building Performance FX
18:25 How To Custom Map Your MIDI Controller
23:45 A Note on Push
24:26 Final Thoughts
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Man I just got the Mk3 white with black keys. I'm absolutely loving it! I just learned about the midi mapping before this video got uploaded. I use ableton as well and your videos have been really helpful for me recently. Thank you so much for the amazing content!

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great video, super helpful, I have a different midi controller than the ones mentioned but it was still exactly what I wanted to learn and havent been able to find until now, enjoying and learning a lot from the whole series, please keep going

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Yay, a tutorial on midi! Would love to see a video about the push 2!

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19:00 If you selected remote and your midi mappings still weren't working, see if your device has a 'DAW' input/output and add that in addition to the regular midi input/output.

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I hope ypu talk about fixing the latency by turning down your bit sample size! In the past midi controller vids I don't think I've heard you mention it. Love you taetro. You've brought me so far within the last year man.

[@Taetro]

That’s true! I should have mentioned it here :)

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So good. I’m so new and your videos are the best. When I follow this, the sound only comes out the pads and not keys, anyone know why this is, probably need to back track tutorials. 😅